Path Constitution: Building Organizational Resilience for Sustainable Performance

Tang Gennian, Luo Wenhui (), Zheng Yaping and Zhou Qunfang
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Tang Gennian: School of Economics, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
Luo Wenhui: School of Economics, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
Zheng Yaping: Zhijiang College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Shaoxing, 312030, China
Zhou Qunfang: Zhijiang College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Shaoxing, 312030, China

Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment Journal, 2023, vol. 17, issue 1, 19

Abstract: Existing studies are not clear about the process of building organizational resilience that is crucial for the performance of firms. To tap into this still unexplored terrain, the aim of this qualitative study is to shed more light on how organizational resilience is built amid challenges from a perspective of path constitution. We present a single, longitudinal case study of the dynamic development of China Light & Textile Industry City Group, the leading textile trading platform operator in China. The results show that the process of organizations building resilience could be regarded as a process of organizational path constitution. Therefore, a theory model of the organizational resilience building was developed, which expanded the applicable scope of the path constitution theory. Further, this study deconstructed the mechanism of resilience building based on the interaction between opportunity space and organizational learning, which contributes to the organizational resilience literature and enriches the body of qualitative research in corporate management. Additionally, our findings provide practical implications for companies to maintain resilience and sustainable performance.

Keywords: organizational resilience; path constitution; organizational learning; opportunity space; performance; challenge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1515/econ-2022-0048

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